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' CHRISTIAN xECK AND- WILHELM GEIGEE, or CINCINNATI, oHIo; SAID CEIGEE ASSIeNoE To JoHN- EEINnoLn, on SAME PLACE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 364,593, dated June 7, 1887. Application filed February 7, 1887. Serial No 226,153. No model .To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, CHRISTIAN KECK and VILHELM GEIGER, both citizens of Germany, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Ham` ilton, State of Ohio, have invented Certain new and useful Improvements in Cloth-Sponging Machines, of the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to those machines` which are employed for Sponging or meistening cloths and other fabrics by Windingthem around a perforated cylinder, through whose sides minute jets of steam are allowed to escape, and t-he rst part of our improvements comprises a novel combination of perforated l external cylinder, inclined andperforated connected with the cylinder being shown in elevation. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the cylinder, taken at the line z a of Fig. 2. Fig. 4. is an enlarged axial section of the sli pjoint. Fig. 5 is a greatlyenlarged axial section through one end of the machine, the aforesaid slip-joint being engaged with the common eductionpipe of the apparatus.

A represents the main frame of our machine, and B is an external cylinder or shell applied transversely and horizontally of the same and near one end thereof. This external cylinder is made of sheet metal, and is usually about ve feet long by ten inches in diameter, and is pierced with numerous small holes, b, that communicate with inwardly-projecting tubes or nipples C.. The opposite ends of this perforated cylinder B b are secured to annular flanges d d', projecting outwardly from cast heads D D,whose hubs d have a chamber, E,

- rigidly attached thereto. This chamber Eis .suitably journaled in the main frame A, and

its rigid connection with the hubs d d causes the external shell or cylinder,B, to turn in unlson with said chamber. tube having a series of apertures,e,in its under side, one end of said tube being attached to a stuffing-box, F, while its other end is closed and carries the operating-crank G.. Stuffing box F has the induction-pipe H fitted therein,

said pipe being furnished with a cock, h. (Seen in Fig. l.) The heads D Dhave,respectivel y, inwardly-'proj ecting annular flanges Il', that receive the opposite ends of an inclined drum, J, the latter being perforated on its upper side, as at j. The condensed water from this drum is discharged through a port, K, in the head D,Which head is inclosed by a cap, L.

M is an outlet from this inclosed head, and N is a dischargechannel for the external cylinder, B b, said channel being in communication with the common ednction-pipe O,whose outer end has a ready-removable cap, P.

. R is a waste-pipe, within the upper end of which a slip-joint, S, is iitted, said joint being adapted to slide readily over the lower end of pipe O after the cap P has been detached therefrom.

s is the handle of said slip-joint, which handle normally occupies the vertical slot o' in the upper end of pipe R. Furthermore, said pipe carries a funnel, T, and is pierced at tto allow a free escape of Water from said funnel.

U, V, and W are rollers for the cloth X to travel over, and Y is the unwinding-roller, having a crank, y.

The operation of our machine is as'follows:

Cock h is first closed to prevent Steam entering the apparatus, and the cylinder B is wrapped with threeor four thicknesses of ordinary cloth to prevent the unsponged fabric from coming in direct contact with said cylinder. Said fabric X is then passed over the rollers Y WV V U and Wound-around this wrapped cylinder as often as may be necessary, and the latter is then arrested, so as to bring its eduction-pipe O to the vertical position seen in Fig. y2. Cap l? is now removed from the pipe, and handle s of slip-joint S is lifted out o f the vertical slotki1 of waste-pipe R, and said handle is swung around in order This chamber is a ICO that it may restiipou said pipe R, as seen in Fig. 4. This act couples the two pipes O R, and then cock 7i is opened to admit steain to iloW through the inductioiipipe H and enter the apparatus. rlhe steam iirst fills the chainber E and escapes through the apertures c into the drinn J, which latter is speedily filled. The steain then escapes through the openings j of the drum into the cylinder B, and is discharged freni the latter through the nipples C and orifices b. These orifices discharge the vapor thi'ougli the cloth iu numerous small jets, thereby sponging the goods in a few minutes, the condensed water escaping through the channels K MN and eonnuunieating-pipes O S R. Itis evident the condensed water cannot run ont at the holes b and injure the goods, because the tubes or nipples C project above thedelivery-channelN. After the cloth has been sufficiently sponged, cock l: is closed,and handles is swung around to be in line with slot r, thereby permitting the slip-joint S to belowered to theposition indicated by the dotted line in Figs. 4 and 5, which act uncouples the pipes O and R. Cap P is then applied to pipe O to prevent any dripping from the latter, and crank 1/ is turned for the purpose of uncoiling the sponged cloth froni cylinder B and winding the goods around the roller Y. This 3o roller is then lifted ont of the frame, another roller is inserted in its place, and the abovedescribed operations are repeated.

We claim as o ur inventionl. The combination of external cylinder, B, perforated at b, heads D D,the latter head,D, having dischargechannels KN and outlet M, the inclined drum J, perforated at j, axial chamber E, perforated at c, and theinduetionpipe I'Liitted in one end of said chamber E,as herein described.

2. The eonibinatioii,in a elothsponging ma cliiiie,of eduction-pipe O, Waste-pipe R,slotted at i', and slip -joint S, the latter being provided with a handle, 3, for the purpose described.

3. The combination of external cylinder,B, perforated at I), and provided with inwardlyproiecting tubes C, the heads D D', the latter head, D', having dischargechannels K N and outlet M, the inclined drum J,having perforationsj, axial chamber E, perforated at e, the inductionpipe Il, the stuffing-box F, and the coninion eduction-pipe O, as herein described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

CHRISTIAN KECK.l XVILHELM GEIGER.

\Vi tnesses:

JAMES II. LAYMAN, SMU.. S. CARPENTER. 

